Thursday, October 18, 2012 | 4:00 PM

Liverpool player Jordan Henderson is confident that the young players in the starting team will strive to ensure a positive end of the season.

Liverpool have featured several new players like Raheem Sterling, Jonjo Shelvey, Andre Wisdom and Suso in the starting team under the guidance of new manager Brendan Rodgers in the first few months in the season.

Sterling appearance and Shelvey who has been playing steadily in several Premier League matches so far, has returned hope supporters after a poor campaign at the beginning of the season.

It was also announced by the medical staff that striker Fabio Borini has been excluded for three months due to a foot injury.

Furthermore, it is claimed that goalkeeper Pepe Reina has suffered an injury during training in the first half in the team qualifying match Spain World Cup against France on Tuesday, although it has not been officially announced.

Henderson will not let a bad result for Liverpool to lower his expectations. He remains convinced that the new players can carve out chances for the Reds this season's team.

"We have a lot of young players and it is a good thing for the future of the team," the 22-year-old player said to liverpoolfc.tv.

"We are not only looking to the future. Teams and players are fully prepared and I think we have the ability to highlight in the next few weeks.

"Our young players have been playing with the sound so far. I hope they are on the rise.
"Their involvement has helped the team."